Notes And Queries; A Medium Of Intercommunication For Literary Men, General Readers, Etc. Seventh Series- (Volume Vii) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354187704)

A forum of curiosity and correction from the heart of Victorian England. Questions spark discovery and debate. This Seventh Series volume of Notes and Queries gathers letters, short notices and learned replies from a defining victorian literary periodical. Presented as a compact nineteenth-century anthology and functioning as an english literature journal, it operates as a literary correspondence collection where puzzles about authorship, language and local lore were worked through in public. The entries offer sharp fragments of historical literary criticism alongside the kind of bibliographical attention that illuminates 1800s england literature; they read as a chain of small enquiries that together reveal how reading, attribution and argument were practised in a victorian era publication. For students of victorian cultural studies the pages are a primary witness: marginal exchanges map networks of taste, the circulation of sources and the habits of annotation that fed later scholarship. Scholars and researchers will value the texture of contemporary debate and the tangles of evidence and correction; general readers resource seekers enjoy the detective pleasure of tracing a quotation or settling a local mystery. The volume also sits within the history of british literary magazines and nineteenth-century essays, showing the public, collaborative labour behind many received texts. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Readable at a glance yet rich under careful study, the book appeals equally to casual browsers, teachers and collectors of classic literature: an engaging trove of detail and debate, and a practical reference for bibliographers, historians and anyone fascinated by how the Victorians talked about their books. Whether consulted for a precise citation or savoured for the incidental intelligence of its exchanges, the book rewards both quick look-ups and patient reading. It complements bibliographies, teaching syllabuses and private collections alike.

Author: Unknown
ISBN-10: 9354187706
ISBN-13: 9789354187704
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2020
Pages: 556
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.13d